... plural noun like jeans, pyjamas, glasses • 155participle See active participle, past participle, passive participle.participle clause a clause with a participle as its verb, e.g. Arriving home, ... sentence Someone stole my coat is active, but My coat was stolen ispassive. A passive verb has be and a passive participle: was stolen. • 103passive gerund e.g. No one likes being made to look foolish.passive ... knows, we are) or the past (I refused, he knew, we were) •61(1) to- infinitive a verb form like to go, to answer, to sleep • 115 to- infinitive clause See infinitive clause.transitive verb a verb...